8:34 PM,
Mar. 29, 2013

Brian Woodring, 37, was arrested Friday and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia with the intent to distribute.

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Deputies arrested the owner of Kronic AM, a smoke shop in Cocoa, accusing him of selling "whip-its," or small canisters of nitrous oxide.

Brevard County Sheriff's Office began investigating the store on Monday when deputies arrested a store employee for selling alcohol to a person under 21, according to a release. During that operation, they noticed nitrous oxide on display for sale. The gas, sometimes used as a dental anesthetic and to prepare whipped cream, can be illegally inhaled recreationally.

The deputies seized the nitrous oxide on Monday and prepared an arrest warrant. ...